Telegram-herald., 1887-09-05

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give the11 what i right. soE wa tAs
employs thIaks right. act whst tAs enI-
gioyer ,hInxs. not shzt etnexs BAY tbiaks
eiE sa4L . ia traEb and reality gignr "a
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Tx il hza eoms 1efoss us IA tals si=e.
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a4y. Labor Day. s8d Tie leadsfs "a tnis
u0FsEaent hsEs ssksd - clergy 10 preach
en- Lns lople sd thaE Is may Ds before Inc
people Ia TIE churches as SCI as ID ne
isetoEies ana places OF ,asoF. ! az noi sorry
DO 1 8es.exe thar the sooner the sueiect oi
cap.lxl and lzoor . discussed ana iEssstl-
saisd shs sooner we soall see lts dliaeal-
tiss and Do convinced that the qoestioa =
not Ior tAs outsider Dut Tor the employer
snd MS employees themselves % settle
There are. however. some general pnnci-
Pies selong gag % the duty OF the employer
~hica. as Christian msa abe employers "a
this congregation Hi1 nct attempt - shifk
osiG strive faithfully 10 perform Let me
take tbs texI as guide, and We ses that
plalniy it : the d4fy OF the exnpioyer %
kte right days wages i0F right
days WORK. lt . a contract. the enc works
a. tod the other pays as promised. But
1hsf IS the days work worth IA currency
Nothing s harder IL decide. Wages have
not oaly varied at Different tunes but al
this present moment they are varying al
the same time IN different plscss- Who
and what wili regulate this changing. sid
ing scale Of day' 3 wages Five claimants
step 10 the front and glve their decision
We have, hrst, what labor asks; secondly,
what capital offers thirdly. what local
rates decide f0urthiy, whal sgitators suggest,
and nfthly. what the business can really
Afford 10 give. Let tnese tive powers 10
this matter De honestly and fairly con-
sidered. apart from prejudice and paEtizan-
| ship, and who can doubt which should be
the true and rszl regulator II the mater OF
wages.
As your pastor. my brethren. pray you,
see 20 10 that before your God and man,
that all things considsred, you give 70
every employe wages that are right. just
and sufficient May 1 not say. further,
| that if AZ the end Of the years business,
/ your profits are extraordinary large that
1 alter fall rate OF profits on every cent In
VOWED. you still have gains beyond your
| expectations, may not the emrl0ye receive
| A bonus or premium on this success youch-
safed your The idea is not ntopian, 1t i
| not original. IL Is done by sons and II or
diaarily succeeds, IL could oe tried by al
| and geat gains will be the results. l dc
| not mention il es an imperative duty TO bt
performed but / state Il as privilege to
be enjoyed oy both employer and EN-
| ploye.
This question has moral aspect. The
Christian employer will not look upon EN-
ployes as mere human machines, but a:
fellow creatures Of like passions with him
self tie will not tsuntingly ask, Am
my brothsrs keeper but be will prove
by action that he seeks their physical ane
intellectual Improvement by haylnE
healthy workshops not breeding disease bu
giving physical strength by proper ventila
ton, space and Arrangement. A readln.
| room with Well stocked library udlil
papers and monthly periodicals ought 70 b'
supported by the employers OF every cit,
for the improvement Of their employees.
And lastly must say that the true EN-
ployer will try to bridge over the trenen
dous gulf between him aud his employees
We have social grades. even ss We hav'
physical anu intellectual; bat need they b
so distant one from the other2 The Ian
guage from the employer need not b
rough and tyrannic; il should os polite an
courteous. A kind inquiry can be mad
occasionally concerning the families of on
employees. and most certainly visit
their homes will be an act not forgotten
A promising boy in an employees famil
can be given helping hand. and in ever
way in the employers power he can sho'
an interest in the employees work, hom
and family.
AL this may be difficult, but let Us try il
Others have, and great has been their II
ward. But whatever be the results wit
|, us, and however hard may be The effort
let Us all strive so to give Ia others what
right. that we shall receive from them whs
: Is Just"
, Dr. FAR illustrated the various poin
touched on by incidents of which he ha
personal knowle2ge.